Fresno prosecutor seeks death penalty in quadruple killing

March 13, 2018

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Fresno Police Department shows Kori Ali Muhammad who is a suspect in shootings in Fresno, Calif. A district attorney in Northern California says she will seek the death penalty against Muhammad, 39, charged with killing four people last April. Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp said Tuesday, March 13, 2018, she reached the decision after an extensive review of the case. Smittcamp says she considered Muhammad's behavior before, during and after he allegedly shot three men at random last April. (Fresno Police Department via AP, File)

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A district attorney in Northern California says she will seek the death penalty against a 39-year-old man charged with killing four people last April.

Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp said Tuesday she reached the decision after an extensive review of the case and of Kori Muhammad’s behavior before, during and after he allegedly shot three men at random on April 18. Muhammad is also charged with the killing of a motel security guard five days earlier.

A Fresno County judge in January rejected Muhammad’s arguments that he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and was not sane at the time of the shootings.

Muhammad pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder after the judge found him fit to stand trial.